S05768P

Business Manager, Tifton

CAES Tifton Campus Business Office

The University of Georgia (UGA), a land-grant and sea-grant university with statewide commitments and responsibilities is the state’s oldest, most comprehensive, and most diversified institution of higher education (https://www.uga.edu/). UGA is currently ranked among the top 20 public universities in U.S. News & World Report. The University’s main campus is located in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton. UGA was founded in 1785 by the Georgia General Assembly as the first state-chartered University in the country. UGA employs approximately 1,800 full-time instructional faculty and more than 7,700 full-time staff. The University’s enrollment exceeds 39,000 students including over 30,000 undergraduates and over 9,000 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 17 schools and colleges, as well as a medical partnership with Augusta University housed on the UGA Health Sciences Campus in Athens.

In 2018, The UGA Tifton Campus began a yearlong Centennial celebration with various events to commemorate its 100th anniversary of providing updated research to the community.

Research is done on a wide range of commodities, including cotton, peanuts, vegetables and turf grass, all of which make agriculture the No. 1 industry in Georgia.

In 2004, a teaching program was initiated and it has been growing ever since. College-level instruction on campus is aimed at undergraduate and graduate-degree level study.

http://www.caes.uga.edu/campuses/tifton.html

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Employee

Benefits Eligible

Full Time

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Monday-Friday
1 hour lunch

Commensurate with education, experience and training

03/05/2021

Yes

03/22/2021

For full consideration, please apply by March 14, 2021.

This position is located in Tifton, GA, which is approximately 200 miles southwest of Athens, Georgia, 200 miles south of Atlanta, GA and approximately 70 miles north of the Florida line.

Tifton Area

The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, genetic information, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status. Persons needing accommodations or assistance with the accessibility of materials related to this search are encouraged to contact Central HR (hrweb@uga.edu).

Business Operations Professional

Exempt

1.00

Requires at least a baccalaureate degree in the field. Please contact your Human Resources office for an evaluation of education/experience in lieu of the required minimum qualifications.

Bachelor’s degree is required. Previous work as an accountant or CPA is desirable.

The Business Manager will provide financial support to scientists in the departments of Entomology and Crop and Soil Sciences. The incumbent will be responsible for proper routing and budgeting of new employees, allocation and sign-offs on PCARD transactions, and maintaining accurate records of all financial transactions. Further, the successful business manager will need to work closely with departmental and college staff to ensure that all personnel are properly budgeted well in advance and that monthly payroll is submitted on time. Finally, the person will be responsible for working with faculty to close out accounts in advance of project completions on restricted accounts or at the end of the fiscal year on state accounts.

Work independently

Competently advise scientists on legal budget maneuvering and creativity

Possess good written and verbal skills

Basic computer proficiency

Positive attitude

Excellent work ethic

Lift lightweight materials

Sit at a desk the majority of the work day

Driving

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Be advised a credit check will be required for all positions with financial responsibilities. For additional information about the credit check criteria, visit the UGA Credit Background Check website.

Management and curation of all state and external funds to individual units, scientists or University programs. Expenses will be correctly coded and entered into UGA Financials and accounts must be allocated before the end of the project following a budget.

60

Weekly PCARD and WEX card monitoring with correct account designation and sign-off behind scientists and other support staff.

10

Work with departmental and college staff to ensure that monthly payroll is budgeted in advance and submitted on time.

10

Maintain records of grants/chartstrings and combo codes/p-cards/contracts and personnel files for audit purposes.

10

Update status reports on all accounts and provide to faculty on a monthly basis, review how every team member is paid, and a review of charges as requested by faculty.

10